Fire damages Turner's Restaurant. dining room worst effected
Fire raged through Turner's Restaurant on Highway US 441A near Golden Triangle Shopping Center Tuesday night. Sam W. Swiger, owner, hopes to reopen by Sunday. cause under investigation. Fire Chief Ted Lane noted dining room and ceiling suffered major damage while kitchen and furnishings burned. roof largely spared. Mount Dora fire crews fought flames using engine water supplies and hose lines. window shattered by heat. blaze extinguished before midnight with checks afterward.
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Turner
Sam W. Swiger
Ted Lane
Swiger
Nation Rocking Shadows To Headline Hurricane Hut Event
The Nation Rocking Shadows will headline a Friday night fashion and dance program at the Hurricane Hut with Wendy Ward models from Montgomery Ward of Orlando. Miss Doris Ashwell directs the Wendy Ward Charm Center and will coordinate fashion. ceremony at 8 p.m. with fashion during the band's first break at 9. The event marks the new school year's first Hurricane Hut program with door prizes and contests. The band members include David Friedman and Bill Thacker of nearby towns and others from Central Florida.
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Nation Rocking Shadows
Charm Authority
Hurricane Hut
Dwight Mosteller
Youth Center Advisory Board
Mosteller
Montgomery Ward
Orlando
Wendy Ward
Nation
Rocking Shadows
Florida
Doris Ashwell
Wendy Ward Charm Center
Wendy
David Friedman
Tavares
Bill Thacker
Sherman McGreggor
Clermont
Ron Skinner
Leesburg
Randy Boyte
Groveland
Ocala
Lakeland
Plant City
Kissimmee
Daytona Beach
Lake County
Mount Dora City Council to Meet Tuesday Evening
The Mount Dora City Council will hold its regular meeting at 8 p.m. Tuesday in council chambers at City Hall. Meetings occur on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
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Mount Dora City
City Hall
Mount Dora High Forms Camera Club In Firstever Drive
W R Larson sponsor announces Mount Dora High School will form a camera club this year with a darkroom being set up for member use. He seeks community equipment donations and expects 30 to 35 students to join. The club will train students and handle photography for school events as a service project.
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Mount Dora High School
W.R. Larson
Larson
State allocates funds to Lake Griffin Park upgrades
The State Budget Commission released 40700 for Lake Griffin State Park construction. Planned work includes an equipment shelter shop campers' restroom gateway dock and bulkhead and a roadway. N E Miller Jr parks director says bidding will start in two to three weeks. Lake Griffin Park sits three miles north of Leesburg at Fruitland Park with existing facilities such as picnic areas restrooms paved roads a boat ramp marina and channel to the lake.
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State Budget Commission
Lake Griffin State Park
N. E. Miller Jr
Florida
Park Board
Leesburg
Fruitland Park
Lake Griffin
Hurricanes End Double Sessions As School Opens
Mount Dora High School football ends two a days as the Hurricanes ready for the season opener September 18 at St. Cloud. Coach Jesse Dyess leads a 37 man squad with plans, nine game schedule, and season ticket details for five home games.
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Mount Dora High School
St. Cloud
Jesse Dyess
Dyess
Hurricanes
Tavares
Clermont
Umatilla
Lake Weir
Groveland
Avone Park
New Smyrna
Eustis
Bible School Plans Friday Registration for Pupils
Orville Boyd, president, announces that the Christian Home and Bible School will register pupils Friday for a term starting Monday. More than 200 youngsters are expected, about a third will live on campus, with day students from a 30 mile radius including Mount Dora, Orlando, Sanford, and Wildwood. tuition comes from individual contributions with no corporate funding.
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Christian Home and Bible School
Orville Boyd
Church of Christ
Mount Dora
Orlando
Sanford
Wildwood
Drawing
Boyd
Sirens Forbidden for Private Boats Under Florida Law
Florida law forbids civilian mariners from using sirens or flashing red lights on boats except when operating as police or fire vessels. The rule targets nonemergency signaling devices and aims to clarify allowed equipment on private watercraft.
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Florida
Tribute to Harry Fogg Highlights Garden Club Help
John P. Richmond lauds Harry Fogg of Sylvan Shores for extraordinary plant knowledge and community service. Fogg aided garden clinics during Bill Nixon’s vacation and remains active in church and civic work as president of the Sylvan Shores Property Owners Association.
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Harry Fogg
Mount Dora Men's Garden Club
John P. Richmond
Fogg
R. E. Norris
Lake County Agriavilésvenel Aganturenta of
Waerer
Uumuias
VBE
Sylvan Shores
Harry
Lake County
Alice Smart
Leesburg
State Plant Board
Division of Plant Industry
Bill Nixon
Richmond
Foggs
The
Sylvan Shores Property Owners’ Association
Money On Move discussed at Mount Dora Rotary
The Rotary Club of Mount Dora hosted a luncheon meeting with about 40 attendees as George J. White Jr. of the First National Bank of Mount Dora presented Money on the Move. A film from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta followed, outlining the Federal Reserve System and its 12 districts and evolution from earlier banking systems to the present economy.
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Rotary Club of
Mount Dora
George J. White, Jr
First National Bank of
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Federal Reserve System
Washington
White
Watch Birth Month, Avoid Licenses Loss
Mount Dora police urge motorists to renew licenses in their birth month. Chief J. T. Huett notes drivers stopped for lapsed renewals may need re tests by the Florida Highway Patrol, with some failing and losing driving privileges. Florida licenses run two years and must be renewed before the last day of the birth month.
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J. T
Bud) Huett
Huett
Mount Dora
Florida Highway Patrol
Florida
Holley Predicts Central Florida Support For Governor Run
Republican Charles R. Holley expressed optimism about winning Florida governor against Hayden Burns and foresees his strongest backing in Central Florida. He outlined a late campaign push, noted potential funding as a key factor, and said he would work well with the State Cabinet and Sen. Welborn Daniels if elected.
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Charles R. Holley
Hayden Burns
Florida
Holley
Lake County
Golden Triangle Republican Women’s Club
Tavares
St. Petersburg
Jacksonville
Burns
Welborn Daniels
Garage Department Budget Stays Within Allotted Sum
City Garage Supt. Dude Grantham defends his department budget noting only about $2,000 of the $6,675 annual allotment has been used as most work is charged to other city departments. Records corroborate his claim and apologize to Grantham and staff.
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Dude Grantham
Grantham
Definite Leads Missing After Break-In At Local School
Mount Dora police and Lake County deputies investigated a break-in at the Christian Home and Bible School office. About 70 dollars in cash and items were stolen after entry through a window. Fingerprints and footprints were found. no arrests yet as detectives pursue leads.
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Christian Home and Bible School
Mount Dora
Lake County
Malcolm McCall
Sheriff's Department
McCall
Paul Named Head of Legion Disaster Relief Effort
Mount Dora Post 35 commander Bill Paul was appointed chair of the disaster relief committee by Dept Cmdr Bill Edwards. Paul urged Legionnaires to be ready to assist local authorities and to keep disaster plans alive, citing plans from the Cuban crisis and the need to continue preparations.
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Bill Paul
Mount Dora
American Legion
Dept. Cmdr
Bill. Edwards
Paul
Industrial Potential Study Underway In Lake County
A regional planning council conducts an in depth study of Lake County’s industrial development potential. Progress reports note $4 805 of a $6 000 quota raised with funding from NASA grants and local banks and businesses. The research covers labor, land use, utilities, water, and transportation to guide future industry and a forthcoming four lane plan for SR 46.
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Lake County
East Central Florida
Wettstein
Mount Dora
State Road Department
Cape Kennedy
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
University of Florida
Institute of Social Research and Governmental Research
Florida State University
Sims Of Tavares Nominated For High Kiwanis Post
Sims of the Tavares Kiwanis Club was named nominee for lieutenant governor of the 19th division in the Florida Kiwanis District. The selection occurred at a Lake County Kiwanis conference in Tavares, and Sims is a past president of the Tavares club.
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Guild Sims
Tavares Kiwanis Club
Florida Kiwanis District
Sims
Kiwanis Clubs
Lake County
Tavares
Tavares Club
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G. E. Linder
Rotary Meet
GOP
By Pete Osborne
Legion
Citizens National Bank of
Citizens Bank of Clermont
First National Bank and Trust Co
Bank of Tavares
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of
Mason’s Concrete, Inc
Sumter Electric Cooperative, Inc
Sumterville
Golden Gem Growers, Inc
Mount Dora Growers Cooperative
C. V. Griffin
Citrus Culture
Mount Dora Tavares
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